How does the book lie in the hand? How does it feel? What does it look like?
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Funnily enough, all of these three things are mostly determined in the forwarding.
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The ‚bevelling‘ of the boards is a favourite step of mine, as it is here that the boards are given their shape that will not only give it an elegant edge, but will make it sit ever so comfortable in the hand.
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Years ago, I discovered that I like a continuous flow best. It is slightly weighted to the head and gives a tension to the whole surface.
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It has to be ‚just-so‘. Slowly, slowly.
Bit by bit.
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Very subtle.
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Then it is done.
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